ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2014) -- Brooke Henderson came back to the field Thursday in the second round of the South Atlantic Amateur, but the Canadian teen still leads the women's event.

Henderson, 16, of Smiths Falls, Ontario, and a member of the Canadian national team, struggled to a 4-over 76 at Oceanside Country Club. But after her sterling first-round 67, in which she reeled off six birdies in a seven-hole stretch, Henderson, the seventh-ranked player in the Golfweek Junior Rankings, holds a one-shot lead after 36 holes.

What a difference 24 hours made for Henderson, though. After making seven birdies – including a 6-under stretch on holes 9 through 15 at Oceanside – in the first round, she struggled with six bogeys against two birdies in the second round.

Henderson, the reigning Canadian Women's Amateur champion, made two cuts in LPGA events last year, finishing T-35 in the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic and T-59 in the U.S. Women's Open.

Wales' Chloe Williams, on the strength of an eagle-3 on the sixth hole, played her way into contention with a 3-under 69 and 144 total.

England's Annabel Dimmock and Harin Lee of Bayside, N.Y., are tied for third at 145 after each shot a second-round 70.

The 72-hole event, the third of five tournaments on the Orange Blossom Tour, concludes Saturday.

Results For Women's South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship (The Sally)

The Women’s South Atlantic Amateur Golf
Championship (The SALLY) is played the
second week of January each year, in Ormond
Beach, Florida. Oceanside Country Club has
been home to The SALLY since its beginnings
in 1926. The tournament field consists of top
amateurs in the US and the top finishers are
frequently represent the U.S. for the biennial
Curtis Cup team. You will find
many former SALLY players among the LPGA
elite.

72-hole stroke play championship with a
Championship Division (max handicap 6.0) and a
Rockefeller Division (max handicap 10.0) that plays
from shorter tees. There is also a Senior competition
for players aged 50 and over competing in the
Championship division.

Eligibility: A female from birth, that has
reached the age of 16. All entries are
accepted subject to Committee Approval.